to play guitar in a pointlessly virtuoso manner; to shred in a hyperactive, yet ultimately pointless fashion. so named because playing this fast can ostensibly cause guitar strings to melt, especially if they are gauge nine, or other similarly thin strings.
yngwie malmsteen: "observe! i will now proceed to melt some nines!"
twiddly-guitar fanboys: "oooooooh"
twiddly-guitar fanboys: "oooooooh"
by timyflips November 24, 2008